On Oct. 5, 1962, the first Bond film, Dr. No, hit theaters. Five decades and 22 films later, the spy has been immortalized as a legendary screen hero. TIME has compiled the most interesting stories, anecdotes and tidbits from the franchise

Bond at the Box Office: The Rankings

Which James Bond movie has made the most money in the U.S.? We ran the domestic total gross for each of the first 22 films, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com, through an inflation calculator — and came up with a semiscientific answer:

You have cited the picture as Goldeneye 007 (presumably the 2010 version). However, that is not Goldeneye 007, it's just a Half Life 2 mod. Very poor considering that there are hundreds of pictures of either the 1997 or 2010 versions of Goldeneye.

Two quick corrections concerning the Bond-esque film spoofed by MST3k and starring Neil Connery:

* The title of the movie as show on MST3k episode 508 is "Operation Double 007" with "Operation Kid Brother" being the original Italian title and "OK Connery" the rename here in the U.S.* That episode isn't currently available on video, but it will be released on 12/4/2012 as part of "Shout! Factory's MST3k: Volume XXV".One other item of note about that film is that it featured a number of Bond film supporting actors, particularly Bernard Lee ("M") and Lois Maxwell ("Miss Moneypenny).